Qatar Calls for Lasting Stop to Sudan’s Fighting

Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha
Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha
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Qatar Calls for Lasting Stop to Sudan’s Fighting

Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha
Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet in Doha

Sudan's army chief traveled to Qatar on Thursday for talks with the country's emir, making his third international trip since fighting broke out between the military and the Rapid Support Forces in mid-April.

Sudan plunged into chaos almost five months ago, when long-simmering tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and the RSF, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, escalated into open warfare on April 15.

During the visit, Burhan and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, discussed the challenges facing conflict-stricken Sudan.

The talks took place in the Qatari capital, Doha, according to a statement by the Emiri Diwan media outlet.

Al Thani reiterated his call for broad peace negotiations between all of Sudan's political forces and a lasting stop to the fighting, the statement said.

Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq and Gen. Ahmed Ibrahim Mufadel, head of the General Intelligence Authority, accompanied Burhan on the trip, Sudan's state run SUNA news agency said.

The visit comes amid a flurry of similar diplomatic meetings convened in Egypt and South Sudan, where Burhan held talks on Monday with South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir.

Last week, the general met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the Egyptian coastal city of el-Alamein, in Burhan's first trip abroad since Sudan's conflict erupted.



Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
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Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday appointed the CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mansour Ibrahim al-Mahmoud, as the country's next minister of health.

The Emir appointed Mohammed Saif Saeed al Suwaidi as QIA's next CEO.

As part of Tuesday's cabinet shuffle, Qatar's Emir also appointed Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani as the country's new minister of commerce and industry.
Sheikh Faisal is QIA's chief of Asia-Pacific and Africa investments and the chairman of Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo. It is unclear if he will remain in those roles.
The Emir appointed Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater as the new education minister. She served previously as minister of state for international cooperation and led Qatar's global humanitarian efforts, especially in Gaza and Lebanon.